In spite of the evidence against Smollett, CNN’s Don Lemon’s still believes the ‘Empire’ actor’s story that two masked men wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats attacked him and tied a noose around his neck while shouting “This is MAGA country!”

CNN's Don Lemon says that it's "not" Jussie Smollett's "fault" that he lost "in the court of public opinion" pic.twitter.com/gqlLLeGhkW